Are there any moms out there who have encountered the situation where your baby refuses to eat? How did you solve it? If you have no idea, keep reading! Maybe there are some useful tips for you! Let's take a look together!
The reasons why babies refuse to eat
1. Improper feeding
If solid food is not introduced in a timely manner, and if babies of weaning age are not able to consume anything other than milk, it will affect the development of their chewing ability, which will inevitably affect their interest in eating.
2. Irregular schedule
The digestive system of a one and a half year old baby is not fully developed, with a smaller stomach capacity, less secretion of digestive enzymes and gastric acid compared to adults, unstable digestion function, weaker digestion ability, and poor adaptability. They are easily influenced by various external factors.
If the diet is not consumed at regular intervals, if the baby plays arbitrarily, lacks sleep, and lacks sufficient physical activity, it will affect the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal system, resulting in poor appetite.
3. Dining environment and aversion to food
The dining environment can affect one's appetite. If the dining area is crowded, there are phone calls, and people are smoking and drinking, it will affect the baby's appetite.
In such an environment, children cannot concentrate on eating, which is not conducive to their meals and may also affect their physical and mental health.
4. Overindulgence by parents
Babies nowadays are very fortunate because there are many only children in families, and parents dote on them.
So if the baby wants to eat something, they will be given that. Whatever the baby likes to eat, they will buy it for them.
This leads to some babies eating too many sweets, fruit candies, ice cream, and other sugary snacks, which keeps the stomach constantly working.
Without enough time for food to be emptied, the stomach remains in a state of not being hungry, and naturally the baby's appetite will be poor.
How to improve a baby's aversion to food
1. Set fixed meal times
Make the child understand the concept of meal times, and have the whole family gather at the table to eat together when it's time.
Agree with the child in advance and let them know that they must finish the food in their bowl. If they can't finish it and they get hungry afterwards, there will be nothing else for them to eat.
2. Put more thought into cooking
Parents need to use their brains and cleverly combine various ingredients to create visually appealing and appetizing meals. This can greatly increase the child's appetite.
3. Try not to eat snacks before meals
Snacks can be eaten between meals, but not in excessive amounts, especially not before meals.
Junk food, in particular, should not be given to young children. Parents need to be firm in this regard.
If the child keeps crying, parents can play with them for a while to divert their attention and temporarily forget about their hunger.
4. Choose cute tableware
According to the child's preferences, select tableware with cute cartoon patterns that are exclusively for them.
This can stimulate the child's interest in eating. It would be even better to go shopping for tableware together with the child.
